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Shape Editor

A Technology Developer can use the Shape Editor to specify custom shapes via a scripting language; that is, to create Shape Scripts. These custom shapes are drawn instead of the standard UML notation. Each script is associated with a particular Stereotype, and is drawn for every element of that stereotype.

Access     Project | Settings | UML Types > Stereotypes: Assign

Reference

Field/Option/Button

Action

See also

Format

The format in which the script is written.

 

 

Import

Opens a Windows browser dialog, allowing for a script file to be loaded.

 

 

Export

Opens a Windows browser dialog, allowing for a script file to be saved.

 

 

Edit window

The area in which a script can be written.

 

Writing Scripts

Preview of main

A visual representation of the compiled script. Nothing displays until the Refresh button is clicked.

 

 

Next Shape

If a composite shape is defined within the Edit Window, clicking on the Next Shape button pages through the components of the shape.

 

 

Refresh

Parses your script and produces a visual example of the shape in the Preview of main window.

 

 

OK

Exit from the Shape Editor; don't forget to save your scripts from the Stereotype tab.

 

 

Notes

·Shape Scripts adopt the same color gradient settings as normal elements, as defined in the Standard Colors page of the Options dialog
·If an element's appearance is modified by a Shape Script, many of the Advanced context menu options for that element are disabled
·Once you have finishing writing your Shape Script, click on the OK button; to save the Shape Script you must click on the Stereotypes tab

 

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